. i need the help of the united states government. >> i immediately knew itwasbob, soi watched very carefully trying to figure out what the message was and i still don't know. >> reporter: this is bob levinson in better times. he's the father of seven and now has two grandchildren. in march of 2007, working as a private investigator, levinson travelled to dubai on a case involving counterfeit cigarettes. he took a side trip to kish island, an iranian free trade zone that requires no entry visa. he met with a contact there and was arrested by iranian authorities. >> when this first happened, i expected him to be home in a couple of days. unfortunately, that hasn't happened. and we still have no information on where he is or how to get him home. >> reporter: but you believe he's in iran. >> i believe he's live and in iran or one of the countries nearby. >> reporter: in 2007, levinson's wife christine along with her son daniel traveled to teheran to meet with iranian officials, but the iranians said they had no information about levinson. did you get the impression that they were stymi

hopefullyresolvebob's case.>> you consider these comments a step forward? >> yes, i do. i do. i hope the iranian government and president ahmadinejad will continue to work to return bob to his family. >> that's a really interesting story. when we talked to him about that, there's indication that he is there, this acknowledgment there's been some discussion of a swap and we'll see if there's some movement on this case. a family is missing their father and grandfather for more than five years. >> one aspect of the story we didn't report which is after yards iranians said no, no, he's in pakistan. i don't know whether that is, in fact, true or not or whether they knew or were informed on the situation. >> sure did seem encouraging news for the family. when i was watching, i was thinking how they must feel hearing that. >> the first time he's said, yes, i know all about him, and we've had people talking about him. >>> an interest story in the well street journal saying cell phones are eating the family budget. government data shows consumers have spent more on phone bills for the past fo

by jay-z. part owner of the nets. other performers from barbra streisandtobobdylanto rush are scheduled. ♪ rather dramatic entrance. >> it sure says we're here. >> reporter: it seats 18,000 for basketball. more for concerts, the floor's herringbone pattern features the black and white logo designed by jay-z himself. state of the art digital scoreboard and exclusive and windowless luxury suites called the vault that goes for $550,000 a year. each comes with eight premium seats inside the arena. ground was broken on the $1 billion building in march 2010. original part of a much larger development called atlantic yards. beyond the arena, plans for 6,000 apartments, plus office and retail space. a commitment required before ratner got the okay to build. >> i must say, there were at least a half dozen times along the way that i thought maybe this isn't going to happen. >> reporter: the project controversial from the beginning. >> we are like two peas in a pod. >> reporter: that's because the land acquired through emminent domain. the state seized 22 acres and evicted resident